Hannibal wrote:
transamz9 wrote:
It might have something to do with an inferior frame.
2014 Ford vs Ram
A chassis that flexes or bends under excess load rather than breaks in two from stress cracks? Are you suggesting you can't break or bend a Ram's chassis? I tip my hat to the Hemi and Cummins engines but, I'll take a Ford Superduty pickup over the Ram any day. The "moron challenge" in the video is totally irrelevant for everyday use of HD pickup trucks. Even real trucks flex.
No I'm not saying you can't break a Ram frame but there is a difference between being flexible and being strong. The Rams frame in the video just don't have enough weight on it to flex it while the Ford's is flexed to it's max under it's own weight. IMO if a truck frame will flex to to the point the tailgate won't work then they need to make the bed stronger. I have had my F350 service truck's ladder rack contact hit the cab because of frame flex in my everyday tasks. I have had my pavement queen 2005 Ram in places that would simulate what's in the video in campgrounds just parking my fifth wheel. Not to the extreme to lift a tire but very close. Close enough it would have pinned the tailgate if I had the Ford in the video. Say what you want but the suspension should do most of the articulation not the frame.
BTW Real trucks crack their frame and cross members all the time. I know, I have replaced a few on ours.
